Childhood foods you loved to hate

Published: March 19, 2014;Last modified: March 19, 2014 12:18PM

Maybe it was mushy canned peas, or canned beets that bled all over your mashed potatoes. Or maybe it was the dreaded liver and onions.

Each of us has at least one food we hated to eat as children, one scary meat or vegetable or side dish that’s enshrined in the dining hall of horrors. We might eat it today because we know it’s nutritious, but what kid has ever worried about nutrition? Color, texture and taste always have been far more important to young eaters.

The Chieftain wants to hear about the food or foods you hated most as a child. Tell us why — oatmeal is gross once it gets cold; eggplant is such a strange color; broccoli has those weird little flowers — and we’ll share your thoughts with other Chieftain readers. Don’t worry about hurting your mom’s feelings — she probably hated canned peas, too.

Send your hated-foods memories to maryp@chieftain.com or mail them to The Pueblo Chieftain , P.O. Box 36, Pueblo CO, 81002; attention Mary Jean Porter. The deadline is 5 p.m. March 27, and memories will be published in the Life section on April 2.